Learn Hardcore Hindi: मरीज डॉक्टर की पर्ची दिखाता है; फार्मासिस्ट रसीद देता है। - The patient shows the doctor's prescription; the pharmacist gives a receipt.

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मरीज डॉक्टर की पर्ची दिखाता है; फार्मासिस्ट रसीद देता है।

Meaning

The patient shows the doctor's prescription; the pharmacist gives a receipt.

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Breakdown of मरीज डॉक्टर की पर्ची दिखाता है; फार्मासिस्ट रसीद देता है।

Why is it डॉक्टर की पर्ची and not डॉक्टर का पर्ची?

Because की/का/के agrees with the thing being possessed, not with the possessor.

Here, पर्ची is a feminine singular noun, so the possessive form must be की:

Compare:

So की is used because पर्ची is feminine.

What exactly does पर्ची mean here?

In this sentence, पर्ची means a slip of paper, and in context it usually means a prescription or doctor’s note/slip.

So:

The word पर्ची can also be used in other situations for a small written slip, ticket, or note, depending on context.

Why is it दिखाता है and देता है?

These are the habitual present forms of the verbs:

For a masculine singular subject, the habitual form is: